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Virus toll nears 200,000 as UN pushes for global vaccine effort
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Virus toll nears 200,000 as UN pushes for global vaccine effort

The global coronavirus death toll approached 200,000 on Saturday as the United Nations launched an international push for a vaccine…
US failed to block UN virus vaccine resolution
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US failed to block UN virus vaccine resolution

The UN General Assembly has demanded equal access for any future COVID-19 vaccine but its seeming unanimity was a fluke.…
Israel’s OurCrowd leads US$12 mn investment to develop COVID-19 vaccine
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Israel’s OurCrowd leads US$12 mn investment to develop COVID-19 vaccine

TEL AVIV (Reuters) — Israeli venture investing platform OurCrowd said on Wednesday it would lead a US$12 million investment in…
Could tuberculosis vaccination protect Egyptians against coronavirus?
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Could tuberculosis vaccination protect Egyptians against coronavirus?

Rumors have spread recently that a large percentage of Egyptians would not catch the novel coronavirus thanks to a compulsory…
US, Germany battle for virus vaccine surpremacy
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US, Germany battle for virus vaccine surpremacy

The United States and Germany are vying to produce an exclusive vaccine against the coronavirus which is being developed in…
China’s virus death toll surpasses SARS but new cases fall
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China’s virus death toll surpasses SARS but new cases fall

BEIJING (AP) — China’s virus death toll rose by 89 on Sunday to 811, passing the number of fatalities in…
Scientists race to develop vaccine for new coronavirus
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Scientists race to develop vaccine for new coronavirus

Scientists from the United States to Australia are using new technology in an ambitious, multi-million-dollar drive to develop a vaccine…
WHO accused of rationing Ebola vaccine in DR Congo
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WHO accused of rationing Ebola vaccine in DR Congo

Aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Monday accused the World Health Organization of rationing the Ebola vaccine in the…
Scientists hail promise of first effective Ebola treatments in Congo trial
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Scientists hail promise of first effective Ebola treatments in Congo trial

LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists are a step closer to finding the first effective treatments for the deadly Ebola hemorrhagic fever…
Malawi rolls out ground-breaking malaria vaccine
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Malawi rolls out ground-breaking malaria vaccine

Malawi on Tuesday rolled out the world’s first licensed malaria vaccine in a landmark campaign against a disease that each…
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